]]>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2015/01/18/5451745/love-and-war-blend-in-the-yankee.html#storylink=rss http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2015/01/18/5451745/love-and-war-blend-in-the-yankee.htmlSun, 18 Jan 2015 00:00:00 ESTWant to know more about the Cuban Revolution? Want history that reads like a novel? ?The Yankee Comandante? is it.

]]>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2015/01/04/5420792/advice-for-writers-work-hard-write.html#storylink=rss http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2015/01/04/5420792/advice-for-writers-work-hard-write.htmlSun, 04 Jan 2015 00:00:00 ESTI don?t agree with all the resolutions for writers, but there are a few gems I?ve gathered over the years of interviewing some of the masters.

]]>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/12/21/5395168/my-favorite-reads-of-2014.html#storylink=rss http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/12/21/5395168/my-favorite-reads-of-2014.htmlSun, 21 Dec 2014 00:00:00 ESTThe luckiest thing that happened to me in 2014 was being invited back onto the book beat, where I feel so at home I?m often tempted to break into song.

]]>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/11/28/5348174/5-books-for-your-holiday-list.html#storylink=rss http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/11/28/5348174/5-books-for-your-holiday-list.htmlFri, 28 Nov 2014 13:08:48 ESTThe world falls into two holiday camps: those who love receiving books as gifts; those who do not. Most of my friends (many of them inveterate book clubbers), are thrilled…

]]>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/11/16/5309187/wisdom-for-tidying-plus-other.html#storylink=rss http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/11/16/5309187/wisdom-for-tidying-plus-other.htmlSun, 16 Nov 2014 00:00:00 ESTNovember nights are perfect for reading. A good chair. A fire. An hour or two or three.